CHAPTER 5 - MAKING PATTERNED PAPERS

Making Patterned papers

I made more papers than are shown below but I no longer have the photographic record of them for this blog. I lost the photos when my computer crashed and had to go for repair! The papers have been cut up and used for subsequent exercises so can be seen later.

Ink Marks - 

A -  Experiments with different size cardboard pens and varying pressure

B - Cardboard pen design influenced by zebra pattern

C - Cardboard pen used for snake skin pattern

D - Sponge print inspired by snake skin pattern

E - Sponge print using less ink and with lighter pressure

F - Screwed up brown paper used to print leopard skin inspired pattern

G - finger shaped sponge print design

H - finger sponge print inspired by zebra markings

Mono-prints using acrylic paint taken from a glass surface

I - print taken after a tri-angular sponge was used to mark paint on a glass surface, it was inspired by a snake skin pattern

J - print taken after screwed up brown paper was used to mark a paint smeared glass surface 

K - print taken after a scrap of fabric was used to mark glass surface covered in paint

L - print taken after screwed up fabric scrap was used on a paint smeared glass surface

 M - print taken after paint was spattered on a glass surface 

 N - print taken after a glue spatulas was used to mark paint on a glass surface 

 M - second print taken from glass plate N above

 N - second print taken from glass plate J

M- print made from a 'watermark' sponge using black ink

N - print taken form a 'Art Van' plastic tile using acrylic paint

O- Art Van tile

P- Art Van tile

I did not make any papers using bleach, I cannot work with bleach because I dislike the smell.

 I really enjoyed making these prints, it was great fun! The 'lost prints' will be seen pieced together in later chapters.